Dance of the Colors

Dance of the Colors

Dance of the Colors

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Dance of the Colors

1939

0h 6m

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A play of colours, shapes and music: colourful dots, lines and surfaces move to the rhythm of the music. A short film by Hans Fischinger, the younger brother of experimental film pioneer Oskar Fischinger.

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Directed by: Hans Fischinger

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